Summer Internship! etc.

I accepted an offer to be part of an innovative program called the Recycling Ag Plastics Project (RAPP) this summer! The internship is sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension and is based in Ithaca. There are several initiatives going on, including research to determine just how much agricultural plastic is out there and how it's disposed of, working with producers and Extension educators to get the word out, demonstrating plastic baling equipment, and all sorts of supporting activities like publishing a newsletter and website upkeep. I'll get to be part of all of it!

I'm really excited by this project for many reasons: the variety of tasks, the collaborative aspect, and the problem-solving nature of the project. Most exciting, however, is that this project is about the intersection of agriculture and the environment - one of my greatest concerns, and the aspect of agriculture that is most interesting to me currently. I'm looking forward to a very busy, very exciting summer!


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On a completely different note, I joined an online knitting-and-crocheting community called Ravelry. I'm still learning my way around, but it seems like a really neat way to organize projects, patterns, and supplies, and to find out what other knitters/crocheters are up to. The only drawback so far is that project pictures have to be posted from online hosting, and only Flickr is free for the purpose so far. The content might not be too interesting to some of you, but it's worth taking a look around for the organization of the site, which is intuitive and well-done. Sweet deal!